Garment protector

May 28, 1935.

2,003,114

S. J. GOLDSMITH

GARMENT PROTECTOR

Filed Nov. 26, 1934

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2,003,114

Patented May 28, 1935 ψ·

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,003,114 GARMENT PROTECTOR Samuel X Goldsmith, Chicago, HL Application November 26,1934, Serial No. 754,701

Claims.

The present invention relates generally to garment protectors. More particularly the invention relates to that type of protector which is shaped and designed to fit over and cover the 5 shoulder portion of a lady’s dress or like garment on a hook-equipped clothes hanger and comprises front and back pieces of “Cellophane” or like transparent material which are secured together at the top and side margins thereof by a fabric 10 strip and together form a transparent hood whereby the shoulder portion of the dress over which it is used is readily visible and is protected against dust as well as soiling or injury due to handling.

Heretofore in the manufacture of a garment protector of this type it has been customary to form the front and back “Cellophane” pieces of single thickness and to stitch a folded fabric binding to the bottom margins of the two pieces 2θ in order to reinforce such margins and prevent them from tearing. In practice it has been found that a garment protector of the aforementioned character although it serves its purpose is deficient for several reasons. In the first place the 2g binding along the bottom margins of the front and back “Cellophane” pieces of the protector tends to catch dust and leave horizontal lines across the front and back of the garment over which the protector is used. Secondly, the stitch30 ing of the fabric binding to the bottom margins of the front and back pieces causes perforations in the “Cellophane” which weaken the latter materially and sometimes result in tearing of the pieces when the protector is handled. Thirdly, the 3g fabric bindings at the bottom margins of the “Cellophane” pieces obstruct vision and in the event that the protector is used on a garment for sale or on display necessitate removal of the protector from the garment in order that a prospec40 tive purchaser may obtain a complete view of the garment.

One object of the invention is to provide a garment protector of the type and'character under consideration which is an improvement upon and 4g eliminates the objectionable points or features of previously designed garment protectors for the same purpose and of the same general character by reason of the fact that the front and back pieces of “Cellophane” are formed of double 50 thickness, and have folds at the bottom margins thereof for reinforcing purposes instead of fabric binding with the result that any garment to which the protector is applied is completely visible and is not likely to be soiled with dust streaks.

Another object of the invention is to provide (CL 223—61) a garment protector of the aforementioned type in which the strip for connecting the front and back “Cellophane” pieces together at the top and side margins thereof is a continuous,one and is secured in place adjacent to the top portion of 5 the protector in such a manner that a novel form of aperture or opening is provided for the hook of the hanger over which the protector is placed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment protector of the “Cellophane” type which 10 is generally of new and improved construction, may be manufactured at a low and reasonable cost, and is an improvement upon that shown and . described in Letters Patent of the United States

No. 1,878,771, granted to me September 20, 1932. 15

Other objects of the invention and the various advantages and characteristics of the present form or construction of garment protection will be apparent from consideration of the following detailed description. 20

The Invention consists in the several novel features which are hereinafter set forth and are more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms 25 a part of this specification or disclosure and in which like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a garment protector embodying the invention; 30

Figure 2 is a top view illustrating in detail the manner in which the connecting strip between the front and back “Cellophane” pieces is formed and secured in place adjacent to the top portion of the protector so that an elongated, 35 longitudinally extending, slit-like aperture is formed for the hook of the hanger over which the protector is placed;

Figure 3 is a vertical, transverse section of the protector showing the construction of the front 40 and back pieces of “Cellophane”;

Figure 4 is a perspective of the front piece of the protector;

Figure 5 is a front view showing the protector of Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 mounted in place on a 45 garment; and

Figure 6 is a front view of a modified form of protector.^x

The protector which is shown in Figures 1 to of the drawing and constitutes the preferred 50 form of the invention is designed,to fit over and cover the shoulder portion of a lady’s dress or garment G on a hook-equipped clothes hanger H. It serves in the capacity of a shield or hood for protecting the garment G against dust as ¹

2,003,114 well as soiling or injury due to handling and comprises a front piece 7, a back piece 8, and a fabric connecting strip 9. The front and back pieces 7 and 8 are similar in shape and design and are 5 positioned one in front of the other. They are formed of “Cellophane” as hereinafter pointed out in order that the protector as a whole is transparent, and together form a hood for the shoulder portion of the garment.

The front piece 7 is formed of a single sheet of “Cellophane” and has an arched or curved top margin, substantially straight vertical side margins, and a straight, horizontally extending, bottom margin. The sheet of “Cellophane” from 15 which the front piece 7 is formed is doubled over so that the front piece is of double thickness and the fold forms the bottom margin of the front piece. By forming the front piece in this manner the bottom margin is sufficiently 20 reinforced so that it does not need a fabric binding. Because of this, when the protector is in place on the garment G, as shown in Figure 5, the entire front of the shoulder portion of the dress is visible. In addition there are no 25 sharp edges along the bottom margin of the front piece 7 of the protector and there is no likelihood of dust collecting so as to cause a streak across the front of the garment. The top and side margins of the front piece 7 of the protector are 30 reinforced by means of a folded fabric binding 10.

This binding is secured in place by stitching II, and secures together the edges of the sheet of “Cellophane” from which the front piece of the protector js made. It is formed of a single strip 35 of fabric as shown in the drawing, and serves as hereinafter described to anchor or secure in place one of the side margins of the fabric connecting strip 9.

The back piece 8 of the protector is similar in 40 shape and design to the front piece, as previously pointed out. It is formed of a single sheet of “Cellophane” and serves to protect the back of the shoulder portion of the garment G. The top and side margins of the back member are shaped 4₅ similarly or conformably to the top and side margins of the front piece Ί of the protector, and the bottom margin of the back piece is straight and extends horizontally in the same manner as the bottom margin of the front piece 7. The piece 50 of “Cellophane” from which the back piece 8 is formed is doubled over so that the piece is. of double thickness. The fold of the sheet of “Cellophane” forms the bottom margin of the back piece with the result that this margin is suitably 55 reinforced and like the bottom margin of the front piece 7 of the protector needs no binding. Because of this fact the bottom margin of the back piece of the protector does not obscure a complete view of the back of the shoulder portion 6o of the garment G and is not likely to leave a dust line across the back of the garment. The top and side margins of the back piece 8 are reinforced by a folded fabric binding 12. This binding is secured ih place by stitching i3 and 65 extends around the edges of the sheet of “Cellophane” from which the back piece of the protector is formed. As shown in Figure 1, the binding 12 is formed of a single strip of fabric and serves as an anchor for the rear side margin of the con70 necting strip 9.

The connecting strip 9 extends between the top and side margins of the front and back pieces 7 and 8 of the protector and serves as a flexible spacer whereby the front and back pieces may 75 be separated to a limited extent in order properly to fit about the shoulder of the garment G. As shown in the drawing, the strip is formed of a single length of fabric and is centrally folded so that the front and back pieces of the protector inay be shifted together in order to contract the 5 protector when the latter is not in use. The rear side margin of the strip 9 fits between the inner side portion of the binding 12 and the inner face of the top and side margins of the back piece 8 and is secured in place by means of the stitching 10 13. The front side margin of the connecting strip 9 with the exception of the central portion, extends between the inner side of the folded fabric binding 10 and the inner face of the top and side margins of the front piece 7 of the protector 15 and is anchored or secured in place by the stitching ί 1. The central portion of the front side margin of the connecting strip 9 has an arcuate cut-out 14, and a folded fabric binding 15. The cut-out as shown in the drawing forms adjacent 20 to or along the central portion of the binding 11 an elongated, longitudinally extending, slit-like aperture or opening 16, for the hook of the hanger H. The binding 15 serves as a reinforcement for the edge of the connecting strip 9 resulting from 25 the cut-out 14 and together with the central portion of the binding 11 defines the aperture 16. By forming the aperture 16 in this manner and having the connecting strip 9 extend across the top portion of the protector, the possibility of dust 30 working into the space between the front and back pieces 7 and 8 by way of the aperture 16 is reduced to a minimum and the shoulder portion of the garment G is adequately and properly protected. 35

In applying the protector to the garment G the front and back pieces 7 and 8 are first spread apart as far as perpiitted by the connecting strip 8. Thereafter the protector is slipped over the shoulder portion of the garment and the hook ⁴⁰of the hanger H is inserted through the aperture 16 as shown in Figure 5. When the protector is in this position the shoulder portion of the garment is completely encased or covered by the front and back pieces 7 and 8 and is protected 45 against dust or soiling. By virtue of the fact that the front and back pieces are formed of “Cellophane” and the bottom margins thereof have no binding the garment is completely visible and it is not necessary to remove the protector in order 50 completely to view or inspect the garment. Because the connecting strip 9 is a continuous one and extends over the top portion of the protector, little if any dust is likely to enter the space between the front and back pieces of the protector 55 by way of the hook-receiving aperture 16 as hereinbefore pointed out.

The' garment protector of Figure 6 is the same in design and character as the garment protector of Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 except that the 60 front and back pieces of “Cellophane” are extended so as tb cover the front and back of the waist and skirt portions of the garment. The front and back pieces of the protector of Figure 6, which in effect is a full length garment pro- 65 tector, are formed of double thickness by centrally folded sheets of “Cellophane” and have foldformed unbound bottom margins of the same type and character as the bottom margins of the front and back pieces 7 and 8. 70

The herein described form of “Cellophane” type garment protector may be manufactured at a low and reasonable cost and is exceptionally durable.

The invention is not to be understood as re

2,003,114 stricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.